Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
La destinée
Joseph Félix
1891French
La epifania degli Dei appo gli antichi
Michele Arditi
1788Lithuanian
La fiesta de el Santo Angel Custodio de la Nacion, en la Iglesia católica mexicana, el dia 1o. de octubre de 1884
Católico
1885Spanish
La galleria di Verre
Claude François Fraguier
1754Italian
La locomotion chez les animaux; ou Marche, natation et vol
James Bell Pettigrew
1887French
La machine animale; locomotion terrestre et aérienne
Etienne-Jules Marey
1873French
La maniere & céremonies des Turcs
Bartolomej Georgijević
1544French
La maçonnerie mesmerienne
Jean Baptiste Barbeguière
1784French
La maçonnerie mesmerienne, ou, Les leçons prononcées par Fr. Mocet, Riala, Themola, Seca, & Célaphon, de l'Ordre des F. de l'Harmonie, en Loge Mesmérienne de Bordeaux, l'an des influences 5784, & du mesmérisme le 1er
J. B. Barbeguière
1784French
La partenogenesi e semipartenogenesi delle api
Giotto Ulivi
1874Italian
La pensée de Jésus sur le Royaume de Dieu
Frédéric Krop
1897French
La photographie du mouvement
Etienne-Jules Marey
1892French
La psicologia di s. Agostino e i suoi elementi neoplatonici
Guido Mancini
1919Italian
La question religieuse en 1682, 1790, 1802 et 1848
Pierre Pradié
1849French
La religion catholique et la religion naturelle
A. Delarue
1856French
La religion et les cérémonies impériales de la Chine moderne
Charles de Harlez
1893French
La religion et les cérémonies impériales de la Chine moderne d'après le ceremonial et les décrets officiels
Charles de Harlez
1894French
La représentation artistique des animaux
G. E. M. Gautier
1894French
La révélation
Auguste Bouvier
1870French
La ricreatione del savio
Daniello Bartoli
1660Italian
La ricreatione del savio in discorso con la natura e con Dio
Daniello Bartoli
1659Italian
La science de l'invisible
Charles Lévêque
1865French
La sélection sexuelle d'après Darwin
Edmond Perrier
1873French
La vie mystérieuse des mers
Émile explorer Deschamps
1898French